I didn’t play any sports growing up and my kids are in it now. I hear a lot of talk about “following through” and “follow through”. Throwing a baseball, shooting a basketball, golf swing, hockey, swinging a bat.
In these cases the ball / item has already left or has been hit so why is follow through important? Does it have an effect on the initial release / impact?
In: Physics
you have to continue the motion. if you stop too soon, you don’t get full force or power.
let’s say you’re kicking a soccer ball. if you stop your foot just as you touch the ball, it won’t go as far as it would if you continue the motion all the way through. It’s not just the motion but power, too
it also helps with form. in some sports, the half a second after you let go is the most important. any wavering from you causes a change in direction. so you continue the motion in the direction to perfect accuracy.
imagine a major leage pitcher. in the last moment of the pitch, he pushes the ball forward with his fingers. if he thinks he’s done at this moment, his brain stops his body stops. now it’s 90mph instead of 95mph, or ball, not a strike. and he left 5% of himself in the dugout, not giving 100% to the game
and finally, because of these, it’s lazy not to. if you’re not going to put in the full effort, don’t play. and at game time, you play like you practice.
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